Mississippi is among 10 states in the country highlighted as most supportive of students' academic, physical, emotional and social well-being, according to a report by ASCD and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report considered multiple factors, including states' policies around employee wellness, family engagement, nutrition and social services.

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People in 19 states have purchased or consumed raw milk that may have been tainted by Brucella, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The affected milk comes from Miller's Biodiversity Farm in Pennsylvania, and consumers should throw out any raw milk or raw milk products from the farm, the CDC said.

Schools that allow students to access cellphones have lower rates of cyberbullying than those that ban the devices, according to data from the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. Overall, however, data show an uptick in incidents of cyberbullying in schools.

A Texas program requiring daily physical education for middle-school students had a negative effect on student behavior and led to more absenteeism and disciplinary issues, according to a working paper. Co-author Analisa Packham, an economics professor at Miami University in Ohio, said that bullying might be responsible for the trend.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday declared an apparent end to the 16-state E. coli outbreak linked to romaine grown in parts of California. Canada's health officials last month announced an end to the outbreak there.

Ninety-one percent of middle and high schools in North Dakota have salad bars -- the most of any state in the country -- according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dana Rieth, food services director for West Fargo Public Schools, says school nutrition professionals try to broaden the palates of students by offering them less-familiar foods, including edamame and zucchini.